Gencom acquires two New Orleans hotels
- BTN News
- Monday, 24 March 2025
The Miami, US-based investor Gencom now has a combined 758 keys in The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans and the adjacent Courtyard by Marriott New Orleans French Quarter/Iberville.
Airlines count the cost of Heathrow closure
- BTN News
- Monday, 24 March 2025
London Heathrow Airport's one-day closure on Friday due to a nearby fire meant disruptions to global air travel, potentially costing the airline, air cargo and hospitality/tourism industries hundreds of millions of dollars or more.
WA’s regional holidays win at Australian Tourism Awards
- BTN News
- Monday, 24 March 2025
Western Australia has won four gold medals at the recent Qantas Australian Tourism Awards, with 13 WA businesses in total receiving medals.
ATIC and TA in 'green' partnership
- BTN News
- Monday, 24 March 2025
The Australian Tourism Industry Council (ATIC) and Tourism Australia (TA) have launched a three-year partnership to drive excellence in visitor experiences and sustainable tourism business practices.
Uganda Air to add London flights
- BTN News
- Friday, 21 March 2025
Africa's Uganda Airlines is to launch four weekly A330-800neo flights to London Gatwick from Entebbe International Airport on Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 18 May.
Emirates' A350s to serve more cities
- BTN News
- Friday, 21 March 2025
Dubai-based Emirates' northern summer schedule will include A350 services to Tunis, Amman, Istanbul, Dammam, Ho Chi Minh City, Baghdad and Oslo.
JAL orders 17 more MAX 8s
- BTN News
- Friday, 21 March 2025
Japan's Japan Airlines (JAL) has added 17 new planes to an existing Boeing 737 MAX 8 order, taking its total for the type to 38.
New slot manager for Sydney Airport
- BTN News
- Friday, 21 March 2025
ACL Asia Pacific (part of the Airport Coordination Group) is to manage slots at Australia’s Sydney Airport from 1 April 2025.
Warsaw wins 'new destinations' MICE award
- MICE News
- Friday, 21 March 2025
Warsaw, Poland has won the Meetings Star Award 2025 in the 'New Europe Meeting Destinations' category in February.
Qantas puts America on sale
- BTN News
- Friday, 21 March 2025
Australia's Qantas has launched a sale with fares to its North and South American networks, with thousands of discounted seats on offer.
Virgin offers Perth-Sydney for A$199
- BTN News
- Friday, 21 March 2025
Virgin Australia has launched a sale on its domestic and international network, offering flights from Perth to Sydney from A$199.
Etihad and Ethiopian sign partnership agreement
- BTN News
- Friday, 21 March 2025
UAE flag carrier Etihad Airways has inked a code-share agreement with Africa's Ethiopian Airlines that will see Ethiopian fly to Abu Dhabi from July 15 and Etihad start non-stop flights to Addis Ababa on October 1.
Doha's Hamad opens Concourse D and E
- BTN News
- Friday, 21 March 2025
Doha, Qatar's Hamad International Airport has opened concourses D and E, increasing its capacity to over 65 million passengers annually.
